Category Archives: Life

A mile in their shoes

Posted on December 27, 2015 by Sue Vincent

We didn’t have a white Christmas, the weather has been mild and exceptionally wet. The winds have been high for weeks now and the rain has barely ceased. Many areas have suffered flooding. It hits the news for a few … Continue reading →

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Replay – A never-empty nest – Guest post by Ritu

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Sue Vincent

I like having friends over – even when they have me blushing…  My guest today is Ritu Bhathal-Padhaal – from But I Smile Anyway. Ritu is a writer and blogger and was voted into third place for Most Inspiring Blog … Continue reading →

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There, back and other stuff…

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Sue Vincent

A productive and very wet weekend is over, and I am once more home, just long enough for a coffee, with a suitcase full of laundry, memories to cherish and an interesting selection of things on my to-do list… including … Continue reading →

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Replay – I was Troubled. Now I am Astonished – Guest post by G.Michael Vasey.

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Sue Vincent

Continuing the Replays of some of my guests this year, today I share a post from G. Michael Vasey. We recently released and expanded edition of The Mystical Hexagram with a brand new cover… a book written in the early … Continue reading →

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Magic remembered

Posted on November 29, 2015 by Sue Vincent

Graeme Cumming started me thinking with his article about the Christmas spirit. I can recall a lot of my childhood Christmas gifts, including the four foot golly my mother bought me when I was fourteen. I never knew why, just … Continue reading →

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Orwell, eat your heart out…

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Sue Vincent

Every so often, the whole Big Brother-cum-Nanny-ness of our society gets to me. That and the jobsworths… but that is a whole other story and now not the time to tell it. I object to being on camera pretty much … Continue reading →

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A world of change

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Sue Vincent

I had picked up the book from the shelves at the top of the stairs. When I am too tired to read anything useful in bed, I go to old and familiar friends that I know I can re-read and … Continue reading →

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Look what you’ve done….

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Sue Vincent

I walked in, having finished the morning’s work before I would normally have left the house. It is almost like having a day off. The dog looked at me reproachfully from under the sofa cushions… at least until I picked … Continue reading →

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Ordinary treasures

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Sue Vincent

“I’m getting old.” The lugubrious tone was hilarious. “Why in particular?” You have to remember that this is my son. If he’s feeling old, he must see me as ancient… I wasn’t giving him that opening though. “I like Antiques … Continue reading →

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Spirit of miracles

Posted on October 17, 2015 by Sue Vincent

In a nominally Christian country we grow up with tales of the miracles of Jesus. Most religions and all mythologies tell of miraculous happenings. And they can seem so far removed from ordinary life that we have to suspend logic … Continue reading →

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